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Staff Sergeant Karen L. Mansfield distinguished herself by outstanding achievement as the Visitor Control Center Lead, 64th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, 64th Air Expeditionary Group, Eskan Village, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from XXXXXXXX to XXXXXXXX. During this period, Sergeant Mansfield efficiently controlled the entry and exit of more than 15,000 personnel daily, including civilian and military contractors, civilian guests, dependants and military personnel, with zero discrepancies reported. Additionally, Sergeant Mansfield enhanced the security of Eskan Village by acquiring enhanced knowledge of advanced technologies such as the Defense Biometric System and the Rapiscan system. With these tools and her extensive experience, she added an additional layer of Force Protection by registering and screening over 2,500 personnel entering Eskan Village. Further, Sergeant Mansfield identified two separate escort time violations and ensured these visitors were found and removed from the installation, ensuring a constant 100 percent accountability of all visitors within Eskan Village remained accurate. Finally, Sergeant Mansfield's leadership and selfless service assisted in coping with multiple conflicts and the pressures of a deployed environment while ensuring continuous vigilance and support for the mission. The distinctive accomplishments of Staff Sergeant Mansfield reflect credit upon herself, the 64th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron and the United States Air Force.
Staff Sergeant Nathaniel Niederbrach distinguished himself by meritorious service while serving as Flight Chief, Detachment Two, 18th Force Support Squadron, 18th Mission Support Group, 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan. In this important assignment, Sergeant Niederbrach served as the first ever NCOIC of Visitor Control at Bellows Air Force Station. He processed over five thousand individual guest sponsorship passes and supported more than 500 special events attended by more than ten thousand people. Additionally, as the installation Antiterrorism Officer, he revised all Operating Instructions, training plans, and self inspection checklists, improving efficiency and garnering "Excellent" ratings on all Wing inspections. Further, he deployed to Camp Bucca, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi freedom and served as the NCOIC of the Visitation Section's RAM team where he completed over 20 projects to improve security of the local population and allied forces. Finally, Sergeant Niederbrach's superb leadership was indispensable to his flight being selected as "Flight of the Quarter" for three consecutive quarters. The distinctive accomplishments of Sergeant Niederbrach reflect credit upon himself, the 18th Force Support Squadron and the United States Air Force.
